Last Saturday, Adrian Simancas was kayaking with his father Dell in Chilean Patagonia when a humpback whale surfaced, briefly engulfing him and his yellow kayak before releasing him unharmed. The incident was captured on video near San Isidro Lighthouse.
This event is significant as whale attacks on humans are exceedingly rare in Chilean waters, underscoring emerging concerns regarding human-marine wildlife interactions. Recently, there has been a rise in whale fatalities due to collisions with cargo ships and recurrent issues of whale strandings.